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This tutorial will show you how to create a virtual WLAN network on your WiFi equipped computer, to be used as a Hotspot to share the Internet connection with other WiFi devices when the router does not allow or support WLAN.

For this tutorial you will need the following:

A computer with both ETHERNET (LAN) and WLAN network adapters, ETHERNET connected to Internet

Windows 8 or later, any edition

A working Internet connection

Time required: less than two minutes

STEP 1: Enable but disconnect the WLAN adapter

In order to share the WiFi connection it must be enabled but disconnected. If your WLAN adapter shows it is enabled but not connected you can jump to step 2:

Otherwise be sure to enable WLAN and disconnect it if connected to a WLAN network.

4.2 Turning the computer off or rebooting also turns the HotSpot off. However, the HotSpot still exists (it "survives" the reboot); from now on you only need to turn it on when needed with the netsh wlan start hostednetwork command.

Yes I posted this question here because It directly relates to how to turn off the Virtual Hotspot once you set it up.. I guess I could have put it out in the regular Network Forum but I figured it could go either way.. I could post this out there if you really want me to..

Step 4.1 of Brink's Tutorial tells you how to disable it.. or just "stop" it.. -but it's still ready to go when you turn it on again..

It's not actually deleted or removed..

I guess I could just click uninstall on the Network wifi in question.. here..
Notice they aren't actually gone, just stopped or disabled..

Step 4.1 of Brink's Tutorial tells you how to disable it.. or just "stop" it.. -but it's still ready to go when you turn it on again..

I am a bit confused... What tutorial are you referring to?

Sharing the wireless connection as told in this tutorial does not create any virtual devices. In screenshot below you see me creating a wireless hot-spot following instructions in this tutorial, then checking the Device Manager; no new virtual devices created, no need to remove anything:

Ha ok.. Sorry Kari, I'm on little to no sleep... it's actually about to be 6am where I am posting from now.. and that's why.. I totally messed that up.. sorry not "brinks" tutorial I mean you.. ha.. I just got done reading about 5 other tutorials and they were posted by Brink so I got that stuck in my head and just typed real fast..

but anyway, I thought creating a hotspot and your commands in Command prompt create a virtual Network adapter.. that's how it shares and others connect.. or so I thought..

Well, if that is not the case, I need to find out what my "virtual adapters" are and why I have a "virtual hosted network adapter" then..

sorry Kari, I will actually go to sleep now.. sheesh.. brain is turning off as you can see.

Good post.

If you want to, you can delete my entire question and postings here then if you want to keep it clean..

(or I will if you want.) -not sure how deleting posts works yet as I rarely delete!

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